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Crime in WS5 4

How much crime is recorded in WS5 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Population
19,202 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS5 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS5 4, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
62.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WS5 4National
Violence and sexual offences44.623.6
Shoplifting26.68.4
Burglary19.79.1
Public order8.74.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft6.14.5
Drugs6.02.4
Theft from the person4.92.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Robbery2.81.4
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 25% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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